Predicting root defence against herbivores during succession
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Sergio Rasmann*, Taryn L. Bauerle, Katja Poveda and Rachel Vannette Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Corson Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA; Horticulture, Plant Science Building, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA; Agroecology, Georg August University, Waldweg 26, D-37073 Goettingen, Germany; Entomology, Comstock Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA; and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Kraus Bldg, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109,USA
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